“The reform is rather balanced, it is reasonable,” says François Asselin (CPME)

The protest continues against the pension reform. “The reform is rather balanced, it is reasonable”believes for his part François Asselin, president of the Confederation of small and medium-sized enterprises (CPME), guest of the “4 Truths” of France 2, Monday, April 3.

Are SMEs suffering from the social movement? “On the consumption of the French, we note a drop when the country goes on strike. This weakens our economic fabric and, very often, in these cases, it is the smallest who are the first victims”specifies the president of the CPME.

“On professional careers, it’s up to us to regain control”

The CPME must be received on Wednesday April 5 by the Prime Minister. “On professional careers, it’s up to us to regain control”specifies François Asselin, referring to the support of employees.

Inflation remains high in France. “[La situation est] complicated, because in an SME, you rarely have the power of price. If you are unable to pass on the cost of inflation to your selling price, it is the margins that will be cut. With the pressure on wages, at the moment, companies are hunkering down”details the president of the CPME.